I gave a talk at WAM called Sex Workers and Media Representation (click to see notes for the workshop), and questions during and after the talk made me realize that many people are curious about the sex industry and want to support sex workers in their struggle for rights, but they have no idea where to start. This site is an attempt to fill that gap in public education in an approachable, easy to understand, and engaging way – it’s also the first public education project from Sex Work Awareness, a new non-profit in NYC founded by four $pread staff members. Sex Work 101 is meant to add to public knowledge about sex work and to encourage discussion about the issues sex workers face.

Participate in Sex Work 101! I’m looking for questions non-sex working people want answered and their perceptions of/thoughts about the industry, as well as posts from sex workers who want to share stories about their work (a day in the life, how I got into the industry, reposts from personal blogs, etc)

The official email for the site is ask[at]sexwork101.com but people can also email me at dacia[at]wakingvixen.com. I’d also love to hear from people who want to help with the site – writing posts, answering questions, etc.

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A still featuring Veronica Vera and Annie Sprinkle from clips shown during @Cinekink’s A Tribute to Club 90, which celebrated 5 film stars from the “Golden Age of Porn.’ When these movies were made, I wouldn’t have had the courage to see it in a theater, but was happy to see them tonight #nofilter #latergram (at Anthology Film Archives)

#Cinekink2015 filmmakers (at Anthology Film Archives)

Filmmaker Christina Court and G at @cinekink opening night. Her film “High Shine: 15 Years of International Ms. Bootblack will be shown Sat. 2/28, 1PM at Anthology Film Archives. #latergram (at Anthology Film Archives)